Naomi Leads a Team of Software Developers

question 49

Multiple Choice

Naomi leads a team of software developers. Because of the sudden increase in the number of projects over the last few weeks, the team will need to work additional hours in order to meet the various deadlines. She asks her team members to write down their individual ideas on whether they should extend their daily work hours, or simply work on Saturday for the next couple of months. They are also encouraged to come up with other solutions that can help them solve the problem. Which of the following methods of decision-making is Naomi most likely using?

• A) the Delphi technique
• B) the nominal group technique
• C) brainstorming
• D) groupthinking
• E) controlled creativity

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Definitions:

Coefficient of Determination

A statistic used in the context of statistical models whose main purpose is to provide a measure of how well observed outcomes are replicated by the model.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to see its effect on a dependent variable.

Coefficient of Correlation

A mathematical tool that quantifies the robustness and bearing of a linear association between two entities.

Variation

The degree to which values in a dataset vary from one another and from the dataset’s average.